After leaving seven-men on-base, which included a bases-loaded inning ending doubleplay, Mets fans booed Jason Phillips. If the intention was to make Phillips feel worse, it worked.

“It is the worst I have felt in the game,” Phillips said after the Mets’ 8-2 loss to the Phillies.

Phillips said the fans were justified. How could he not? He is on the team to hit, but his average is .210. He said he has tried everything, but nothing has worked.

The Mets don’t have many options with Phillips, except to hope, since he can’t be sent to the minors without going through waivers. Since the 27-year-old Phillips was a good player last year – hitting .298 in 403 at-bats – he would likely be snatched up. Well, unless teams burned last year’s film and only go on this year.

Yesterday was more of the same. With one-out in the sixth and the Mets trailing 4-1, Phillips spot came up with the bases loaded. Art Howe thought about pinch-hitting.

“You’ve got to send a little vote of confidence to him,” Howe said.

Since Phillips is slower than a dial-up connection, everyone in the Mets’ dugout had to hope that he didn’t put the ball on the ground.

After getting up 2-0 against Randy Wolf, Phillies’ manager Larry Bowa made a pitching change, bringing Rheal Cormier mid-at-bat. Cormier immediately threw another ball. After a strike, Phillips swung and put the ball on the ground. Tomas Perez fielded easily, stepped on third and fired across the diamond. Doubleplay, cue the boos.

“I thought that was going to be the time to show Art’s faith was going to pay off,” Phillips said. “I lost the game for us.”

In the top of the seventh, Howe lifted Phillips in a double switch. As Phillips walked to the dugout, the fans dropped some more boos on his head.

Phillips has only had one respectable month this year. In May, he hit .278. In July, he is at .208 as he tries to avoid another Mendoza-month. He hit .162 in April and .188 in June. Yesterday was more of the same.